Electric wheelchair user barred from Peach Aviation flight in Japan over battery check April 15, 2024 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version This photo provided by Chun Chieh Lin shows her electric wheelchair, which has a covered battery. TOKYO -- A Taiwanese national with a physical disability is complaining after she was barred from a Peach Aviation flight at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture on April 5 because the battery in her electric wheelchair was not visible from the outside. Chun Chieh Lin
ブランドコピー最高N級 43, has osteogenesis imperfecta
スーパーコピーブランド an intractable disease that causes bones to break easily, and she uses a battery-powered wheelchair. She came to Japan on April 1 on a different airline using the same wheelchair to participate in an event in Okinawa including people with disabilities. She was scheduled to return to Taiwan on a Peach Aviation flight on April 5. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, batteries can be considered dangerous items prohibited under the aviation law due to the risk of them igniting. Airline companies set different conditions on visual checks of such batteries when considering whether they are allowed on a flight. The website of Peach Aviation Ltd., a low-cost carrier headquartered in Osaka Prefecture, provides information for passengers with physical disabilities
激安 ブランドコピー saying, "For customers with electric/battery-powered wheelchairs, please bring the operation manual, especially if the battery type cannot be visually identified." The battery in Lin's wheelchair is covered and cannot be seen unless it is opened with a special tool. For this reason
ブランドコピー品 she had sent the manufacturer's manual, which contains the model name of the battery, by email in advance. Lin told the Mainichi Shimbun that she was waiting in front of the boarding gate at Naha Airport just before departure when she was told by Peach Aviation staff that she could not board because the battery could not be seen. She told the staff that she had informed the airline of the battery information in advance and showed them the manual she had brought, but the decision was unchanged. Lin returned to Taiwan on a different airline the following day. She told the Mainichi Shimbun, "I've been to many countries and flown on many airlines, but this is the first time I have been denied boarding because of my battery. My wheelchair is my 'legs.' I'm very shocked at the way they handled this situation." She added, "It was a discriminatory response." Contacted by Lin, the Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International (DPI-Japan), a Tokyo-based organization for people with disabilities, submitted a request to the transport ministry on April 8 to confirm the facts. Satoshi Sato, secretariat-general of DPI Japan, pointed out, "There are many electric wheelchairs with batteries that are not visible because of the cover. Requiring visual checks is not in line with the actual situation." According to Peach Aviation, the company's internal regulations require not only document checks but also visual checks of the battery for safety reasons. The airline also said that its online form for wheelchair users states that it may not accept electric wheelchairs whose batteries cannot be disconnected without tools. In response to a Mainichi query, an airline public relations representative said
ブランドコピーN級品 "We didn't mean to discriminate against her, and we are very sorry if she felt that way. We are considering internally whether we can make the website a little easier to understand." On April 1, the revised Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities came into effect, placing an obligation on private businesses to give reasonable consideration to individuals with disabilities. It also encourages businesses to consider measures through constructive dialogue with them. A transport ministry official said, "We are in the process of fact-checking to see if there are any violations of the disabilities discrimination law and other regulations." (Japanese original by Shinji Kurokawa, Tokyo City News Department) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles Accessible vineyard built by wheelchair user opens for seasonal grape picking in east Japan Narita airport warns against putting smartphone lithium-ion batteries in checked bags
